173 Alford St, Boston — property record card
Electricity Regulating Substations built in 1930 on 3.03 acres in Boston, assessed at $5,243,700 for fiscal year 2023; last transferred January 1, 2017 for a nominal sum.
Rebuilt from the Boston assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Boston assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 173 Alford St, Boston MA 02129 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 0201832000 |
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| Use | Electricity Regulating Substations (use code 424) |
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| County | Suffolk |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2023
| Building | $303,800 |
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| Land | $4,855,200 |
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| Other | $84,700 |
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| Total assessed | $5,243,700 |
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Land
| Lot size | 3.03 acres (131,987 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1930 |
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| Style | ELEC SUBSTATION |
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| Living area | 2,100 ft² |
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| Stories | 1 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | nominal ($9) |
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| Date | January 1, 2017 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 99999, page 999 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0035658 — Mystic Generating Station, activity and use limitation, status PSC, class PA, AUL recorded March 13, 2023 · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0029680 — Mystic Station Transformers, activity and use limitation, status TMPS, class TN, AUL recorded April 16, 2020 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 3 active tier-classified 21E sites and 14 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.
What this means
- The last deed was recorded for a nominal sum: a transfer between family members, into a trust or a similar non-market sale. It says nothing about the market value.
- An Activity and Use Limitation is a deed restriction: it limits how the land may be used (often no residential use or no digging) and passes to every buyer.
Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.
Data: Boston assessor file for fiscal year 2023, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.
The report for 173 Alford St
This page shows the assessor record and the MassDEP sites on the parcel. The report adds what lies around it: FEMA flood zone, wetlands, Zone II and other water supply protection areas, priority habitat, sewer or septic service, protected open space, and every 21E site within half a mile.
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